90 FREE Ways to Enjoy Spring

Shanghai is bursting with color as we leave the dreary winter and step into spring, and what better way to enjoy this season than with these 90 free ways to enjoy the city? 

1. Walk on the Bund to see the historical buildings

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2. Go inside and see the original artwork of the former HSBC building

Photo source: Philippe Béènne

3. Admire the art deco glass atrium at the Peace Hotel

4. Take a selfie on the photogenic Waibaidu Qiao

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5. See the Bull

6. Rockbund Museum

7. Telecom Museum

8. Shiliupu Commercial Center

Photo source: Vladislav Vorzopov

9. See the old merchant area of Cool Docks

Photo source: Flickr user @ Rob-Shanghai

10. Chill on a fake beach 

11. Watch the boats

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12. Watch martial artists practice during an epic sunrise

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13. See beautiful art at M50 

14. Search for secret garden at Shanghai Post Office Museum at 395 Tiantong Lu

15. Step inside and see the Old Type Writer Museum on 719 Ya’an West Road

16. Shanghai Museum of Writing at 429 Fujian Zhong Lu

17. Shanghai Folk Chopsticks Museum at 191 Duolun Lu

18. Tilanqiao Prison at 147 Changyang Lu

19. Jiangnan Ship Building Museum 600 Luban Road

20. Shanghai Water Works Science and Technology Museum at 830 Yangshupu Lu

21. Check out the Shanghai Camera History museum on 300 Anfu Lu 

22. Taichi in the Park

23. Free ballroom dancing lessons

24. Fly a kite

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25. Watch water calligraphy in the park

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26. Dance with the aunties in the park! Night or day, they are ready for you!

27. Enjoy spring blossoms

28. Picnic on the West Bund

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29. Visit the Marriage Market

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30. Play chess with the park uncles

Photo source: Flickr user @ Damien Polegato

31. Check out a bookstore

32. Walk through the flower and bird market

33. Explore the Hotel & Supply market

34. Admire beautiful Qipao on Maoming Lu

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35. Take a photo on Hengshan Lu with the beautiful trees in the background

36. Discover Hudec Architecture in Shanghai

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37. Speak French with a local at Fuxing Park

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38. Visit Sheshan Basilica

39. Discover the photography market

40. Stroll through old Shanghai at the Shanghai Film Studio

41. See the Puxi skyline from Binjiang Park

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42. Go to the Grand Hyatt Hotel 56th floor and check out the tallest Atrium in Shanghai!

43. See the Pearl Tower Light up in Lujiazui

44. Go night running 

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45. Discover Shanghai Shikumen Architecture, the most famous is Xin Tian Di!

46. Walk through the new seafood market at No. 716 Lingshi Lu, 3 & 4th floor

47. Check out the knick knack market on Fang Bang Lu

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48. Discover the grandness of Great World Department Store

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49. Visit Thamestown

50. Get lost in 1933

51. Check out the Shanghai Library

52. Walk through Korea Town

53. Stroll through the Jewish Quarter

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54. Walk through People’s Square Park

Photo source: Flickr user @  Micah Sittig 

55. Free workout at the gym in your mini compound

56. Watch the swans in Xujiahui Park 

57. Walk down one of Shanghai’s most beautiful streets: Shaoxing Lu

58. Take a visit to Old China Hand Reading Room

59. See the houses of Shanghai’s gangster past

60. Trip to the Shanghai Museum

61. Walk through a disappearing neighborhood

62. See the view from below the Nanpu bridge

63. See the China Arts Museum

64. Go check out the eerie green village of Shengshan Island

Photo source: Daily Mail

65. Get on a bike and see Shanghai

66. Meditate inside the hidden oasis of  Luxun Park

Photo source: David Baggins

67. Watch a bird singing contest in Guilin Park

68. Watch cricket battles

69. Walk on one of Shanghai’s oldest streets: Nanjing East Road

70. Watch ladies make Xiao Long Bao

71. Join a Meet up and Acro yoga in the park!

72. Check out urban sculptures at Red Town (Before July)

73. Walk through Tianshan Park

Photo source: Flickr user @ Rob Shanghai

74. Walk around the city without using public transportation

Photo source: Wang Rack

75. Scope out the Fake Market and if you can score a better deal than Taobao

76. See the ocean from Nantong

Photo source: Francesco G

77. Get lost in Tianzifang

78. Check the food streets

79. Breeze through Qipu Lu on a weekday

80. Qibao water town exploring! 

81. Go to a weekend market! 

82. Sample tea from the Fengzhuang Tea Square

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83. Stroll on Fuzhou Lu and discover the art supplies

84. Check out one of the beautiful co-working spaces to see the hype!

85. Enjoy a scenic and peaceful walk on Wukang Lu and see Wukang Mansion

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86. Be a tea mule and stand in line at one of the popular stores

87. Visit the newly opened Raffles City Department store

88. Take your loved one and go to “Tian Ai Lu”, which means “sweetheart lane’ 

89. Be cool and chill at Found158, if you are a cute enough someone might just buy you a free drink

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90. Find a rooftop and enjoy the view

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